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Our application process

  1. If your CV passes our initial screening stage, you will be invited to complete a set of assessments – see below for more details. 
  2. Candidates who are successful at the assessment stage will be contacted for an initial technical interview. 
  3. If successful, you will be invited to attend an assessment centre at one of our offices. This will include a number of interviews with members of the Marshall Wace systematic teams. 
  4. We appreciate the time and effort you will have put into your application and, whatever the result, we like to give you feedback quickly. 

Assessments

At Marshall Wace, we are looking for highly numerate, lateral and independent thinkers who can also work effectively in a team. Our testing is designed to help us asses your skills and find out more about the way you think. After our initial CV screening, candidates will be invited to complete three online assessments.  

 These are: 

  • Codility Test

A short programming test lasting 60 minutes that will allow us to get a better sense of your programming skills – advanced knowledge of any language is not required. Basic coding techniques and an ability to write and use simple functions are sufficient. You will be free to use any of the following languages that are supported by Codility: C, C++, C#, Go, Java 8, Java 11, JavaScript, Kotlin, Lua, Objective-C, Pascal, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Scala, Swift 4, Visual Basic 

  • Data Exam

 The second is a Data exam via CorrelationOne, lasting 90 minutes, will assess your ability to do ‘light’ quant research. After downloading a number of csv files, you will be asked a number of questions that can be answered after performing some basic analysis on the data, using whatever programming language you have available. 

  • Technical Exam

 The third is a Technical assessment also via CorrelationOne, lasting 2 hours 30 minutes. This covers the following topics: probability theory, statistics, regression analysis, general mathematical topics (algebra, matrices, optimisation, etc.), algorithm design. 

Assessments

At Marshall Wace, we are looking for highly numerate, lateral and independent thinkers who can also work effectively in a team. Our testing is designed to help us asses your skills and find out more about the way you think. After our initial CV screening, candidates will be invited to complete three online assessments.  

 These are: 

  • Codility Test

A short programming test lasting 60 minutes that will allow us to get a better sense of your programming skills – advanced knowledge of any language is not required. Basic coding techniques and an ability to write and use simple functions are sufficient. You will be free to use any of the following languages that are supported by Codility: C, C++, C#, Go, Java 8, Java 11, JavaScript, Kotlin, Lua, Objective-C, Pascal, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Scala, Swift 4, Visual Basic 

  • Data Exam

 The second is a Data exam via CorrelationOne, lasting 90 minutes, will assess your ability to do ‘light’ quant research. After downloading a number of csv files, you will be asked a number of questions that can be answered after performing some basic analysis on the data, using whatever programming language you have available. 

  • Technical Exam

 The third is a Technical assessment also via CorrelationOne, lasting 2 hours 30 minutes. This covers the following topics: probability theory, statistics, regression analysis, general mathematical topics (algebra, matrices, optimisation, etc.), algorithm design. 

Timeline

  • Applications close:  Thursday 26th October   
  • Screening tests: 27th October – 5th November 
  • Initial Interviews: 2nd November – 10th November 
  • Assessment Days: 15th November-24th November  

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